The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-05-15
A GREAT CHURCH FAIR.
ST, MlRY,s ORPHANS AsYLUM's Bril-
LIANT OPENING,
A Handsome Display i'm the New Building
Tho Outlay at the Tables - Who
Preside at Them - To Last Several

Handsome Display i'm the New Building
Tho Outlay ut the Tables - Who
Preside at Them - To Last Several
Weeks,
Last night was the fourth night of the
fair of 81. Michael's Orphan Asylum. The
fair is being held in the new building cor
ner Pavonla Avenue and Erie street. When
the NEWS reporter entered the brilliantly
lighted rooms, the scene was enchanting.
All the tables were prettily decorated and
spread with large quantity of bric-a- brsc-
useful and ornamental. But the beautiful
articles which were displayed, were not
equal to the bright eyes and many charms
of the handsome ladies who wers in at
tendance on them. 1t would be impossi-
BILE to enumerate gil the beautiful articles
which were exposed to view. The report
er was shown beautiful red plush arm
chair presented by Mullins & Co., was at
tached to the tsble of the Sacred Heart
This handsome chair will be awarded to
the most popular physician in the city.
The names on the list as contestants are:
Drs. Heating, Ficnerty and DurrIe Thus
far DIR. Finnerty is ahead and DHrrie is 3D.
A very handsome gold-headed ebony cane
was presented to the fair by Miss Rebecca
Budden. The contestants are: Alderman
Reardon, Police Commissioner Nugent and
Commissioner Reynolds Of the Board of
Works. Mr. Reardon is ahead with 35
votes, Reynolds 10 and Nugent 5. 1t looks
as if Mr.. Reardon wonld secure the cane.
There is quite collection of engravings
to be seen which lave been donated to the
sisters by parties aeross the river. Among
them may be seen q handsome large en-
craving entitled tho wedding Journey
which il beautiful thing, and two 9th err,
one representing two bags with fruit. the
other three cid men, one telling a story.
These were sent by Klackman of New
York. A large handsome engraving was
sent to the fair by Goupil of New York,
which attracted nsiderable attention.
very handsome stand of roses was sent
late last night by Cole, the florist, of
Newark avenue, which the sisters think
great deal of. The children of the asy-
lam came out during the evening and
treated the visitors to a beautiful song
service. They made fine showing, each
of the little people showed that they had
received the best of care and training,
which speaks well for the diligence of the
sisters in charge. The singing was fine,
the voices of the little mes were in fne
order, and every one in the room seemed
to enjoy the music at the utmost. The
ladies who are in charge of the tables are
Children OF Mary's table. Misses Spellane,
Shine and Mullins; Angels Society table.
Misses j. F. Madden and the Misses Nor
ris, Gerrity and Keegans ST. Jossph's ta-
BILE, Mrs. Jos. NJ. Noonan, Mrs. DR.. Fin
nerty and Miss Reardon; st. Michael's
table, Misses Hunt, Reardon, Ryan and
Murphy; Sacred Heart table, Mrs. D.
Burke and Misses Egan, Shaw, Dempsey
and McQuade; ST. Pairick's table, Mrs
Campbell. Mrs. Seaman and Mrs Quinn;
Miss K. Reardoa will take the part OF IRE
becca at the Welt From the great in
terest manifested throughout the city
and by all classes, in the new orphan
asylum, it is certain that the orphans fair
will be grand success.
Yesterday the ladies added a Fish Pond
to the other attractions, which seems to
take among the children. Ii is 10 charge
of the Misses O'Brien and their lady
friends. AS the reporter was passing
through one of the rooms his attention
was called to beautiful fire screen,
which was worked by Mss K tie O'Brien